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14 items from 2012
TV Review: ‘American Masters Johnny Carson: King of Late Night’
14 May 2012 9:42 AM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – There is arguably no icon on a higher pedestal in the history of television than Johnny Carson, the man who didn’t just host “The Tonight Show” for three decades but became a cultural fixture. We let Johnny into our homes and trusted him in ways that I believe just can’t happen again in a more cynical TV age. He was a nightly visitor for millions and the new PBS documentary about him, “American Masters Johnny Carson: King of Late Night,” is one of the best TV history documentaries yet produced.
TV Rating: 5.0/5.0
Why is “King of Late Night” so captivating? Not only did the filmmakers get unprecedented access to Johnny’s personal and professional archives, they knew how to use those clips to tell his story. With Carson and Ed McMahon gone, they can’t be interviewed, but Carson dropped many biographical nuggets over the course of the show. »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
One thing The Dictator is not – is British
11 May 2012 7:05 AM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
It may be a home-grown offering, but Sacha Baron Cohen's film about an Arabic despot is firmly embedded in the language of one culture … Us comedy
Among the various, largely ethno-centric comments on Peter Bradshaw's review of The Dictator, one reader accuses our critic of bumping up his star rating of the film based on nationality:
"So does this one get another bonus star for being British? Your unfortunate cultural nationalism is sticking out a bit again, Peter"
Leaving aside the absurdity of this, what @Drewv throws into relief is just how un-British The Dictator feels. Not because it's about an Arabic despot, doesn't mention the UK and takes place either in North Africa or New York. But because its whole sensibility shows how far, in comedy terms, the world has shifted away from such distinctions; even become oddly homogeonous. If this film has a nationality, you'd list it as HBO. »
- Catherine Shoard
Alison Brie Does Balloon Animals On 'The Tonight Show'
10 May 2012 3:20 AM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
"Community" star Alison Brie surprised "The Tonight Show" (Weeknights, 11:35 p.m. Et on NBC) host Jay Leno Wednesday night with her surprising balloon animal prowess.
It turned out that Brie got her start in show business working as a clown at children's parties, hence her extensive knowledge of balloon animals.
As she started to pump up a rather long balloon, fellow guest Garry Shandling deadpanned that the sight was "way too easy" to joke about.
"Community" is currently on hiatus. "The Tonight Show" airs weeknights at 11:35 p.m. Et on NBC.
TV Replay scours the vast television landscape to find the most interesting, amusing, and, on a good day, amazing moments, and delivers them right to your browser. »
- Catherine Lawson
Alison Brie Does Balloon Animals On 'The Tonight Show'
10 May 2012 1:28 AM, PDT | Aol TV. | See recent Aol TV. news »
"Community" star Alison Brie surprised "The Tonight Show" (Weeknights, 11:35 p.m. Et on NBC) host Jay Leno Wednesday night with her surprising balloon animal prowess.
It turned out that Brie got her start in show business working as a clown at children's parties, hence her extensive knowledge of balloon animals.
As she started to pump up a rather long balloon, fellow guest Garry Shandling deadpanned that the sight was "way too easy" to joke about.
"Community" is currently on hiatus. "The Tonight Show" airs weeknights at 11:35 p.m. Et on NBC.
TV Replay scours the vast television landscape to find the most interesting, amusing, and, on a good day, amazing moments, and delivers them right to your browser.
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- Catherine Lawson
What to TiVo: Wednesday
8 May 2012 11:59 PM, PDT | BuzzSugar | See recent BuzzSugar news »
8:00 The Middle (new) 8:30 Suburgatory (new) 9:00 Modern Family (new) 9:30 Don't Trust the B---- in Apt 23 (new) 10:00 Revenge (new) 11:35 Nightline (new) 12:00 Jimmy Kimmel Live (new, with guests Steve Harvey and Dev Patel) 8:00 Survivor: One World (new) 9:00 Criminal Minds (new) 10:00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (new, season finale) 11:35 Late Show With David Letterman (new, with guest Eva Longoria) 12:37 The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson (new, with guest Jenna Fischer) 8:00 American Idol (new) 8:00 Betty White's Off Their Rockers (new) 8:30 Betty White's Off Their Rockers (new) 9:00 Rock Center With Brian Williams (new) 10:00 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (new) 11:34 The Tonight Show With Jay Leno (new, with guests Garry Shandling and Alison Brie) 12:37 Late Night With Jimmy Fallon (new, with guests Howard Stern and Brooklyn Decker) 8:00 America's Next Top Model: British Invasion (repeat) 9:00 America's Next Top Model: British Invasion »
- Maggie Pehanick
The Road to The Avengers - Iron Man 2 (2010)
19 April 2012 8:45 AM, PDT | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »
Luke Owen continues on the road to The Avengers, revisiting Iron Man 2...
Iron Man 2, 2010.
Directed by John Favreau.
Starring Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Mickey Rourke, Sam Rockwell, Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L. Jackson, Jon Favreau, Clark Gregg, Garry Shandling and Paul Bettany.
Synopsis:
As Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) continues to fight crime as Iron Man, he must contend with the Us government as well as new threats from Ivan Vanko (Mickey Rourke) and rival industrialist Justin Hammer (Sam Rockwell).
By this point on the Road to The Avengers, things had really started to get interesting. It had been 2 years since the last instalment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe but the plans had been laid out for the rest of the series. In 2011, we would get Thor and Captain America: The First Avenger, which would then set up the all important The Avengers for 2012 – but first »
- flickeringmyth
Grace Dent's TV Od: Grandma's House
13 April 2012 4:06 PM, PDT | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »
Simon Amstell's sitcom, Grandma's House, is back for a second series – and our confused reactions to it say a lot about the state of British comedy
"They're going to let you act? But why?" gasps Simon Amstell's telly mother in the returning Grandma's House (Thu, 10pm, BBC2). The opening episode is some of the sharpest TV I've watched so far this year. "Do you need some more acting lessons?" she asks. "Maybe," nods Simon, sheepishly. Upstairs in his grandma's box-bedroom, Simon's been having his own Caroline Flack/Harry Styles crisis with a small, unruly superfan, while downstairs his family slag off his writing ability in dizzying meta-plotlines. "I don't know why you don't make something actually entertaining for people," tuts Simon's hairy-faced Auntie Liz. "Normal people don't have time to concentrate."
Whether Simon can act any better in series two, I'm not sure, but I'm certain I don't care. »
- Grace Dent
Judd Apatow Discusses Lena Dunham's 'Girls,' Penis Fatigue and 'Anchorman 2'
6 April 2012 6:20 AM, PDT | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
Name a successful comedy star who has debuted during the past 20 years, and chances are Judd Apatow has helped launch them to fame. From early days with Garry Shandling and Ben Stiller to the young future megastars of Freaks and Geeks (Seth Rogen, Jason Segel and James Franco) and over to the titans of Anchorman (Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd and Steve Carell) and beyond, the writer-producer-director has proven to have the eyes and instincts to know who and what will make America laugh. Now, Apatow has another prized pupil, as he has guided 25-year-old Lena
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- Jordan Zakarin
Judd Apatow Discusses Lena Dunham's 'Girls,' 'Anchorman 2'
6 April 2012 12:11 AM, PDT | backstage.com | See recent Backstage news »
The comedy titan waxes poetic with THR about his new star and talks about projects past and future -- as well as having fun on Twitter. Name a successful comedy star that has debuted over the last 20 years, and chances are, Judd Apatow has helped launch them to fame. From early days with Garry Shandling and Ben Stiller to the young future megastars of “Freaks and Geeks” (Seth Rogen, Jason Segel and James Franco) and over to the titans of “Anchorman” (Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd and Steve Carrell) and beyond, the writer-producer-director has proven to have the eyes and instincts to know who and what will make America laugh.Now, Apatow has another prized pupil, as he has guided 25-year old Lena Dunham from surprise indie hit to her wildly anticipated new HBO show, “Girls.” He serves as executive producer on the comedy, about four post-grad women trying to find. »
- help@backstage.com (Jordan Zakarin)
Watch: Hey Now! Classic TV Character Returns
20 March 2012 8:15 AM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
In a nod to one of the most iconic characters on one of the most classic TV shows of all time, Jeffrey Tambor revisited the character of talk show host announcer Hank Kingsley from "The Larry Sanders Show" (if not by name) and served as announcer for "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" on Monday's episode.
Tambor was scheduled to be a guest on Fallon's show to promote his new show, "Bent." But in the spirit of Fallon's show celebrating the best of pop culture history, Tambor brought back the role of the sidekick he played from 1992-98 on the Garry Shandling HBO sitcom, which earned Tambor four Emmy nominations for Best Supporting Actor. Regular Fallon sidekick Steve Higgins was surely fine with sitting this one out to be replaced by the master for one episode.
Recently, Tambor spoke on being associated with the character on a live edition of Marc Maron »
- The Huffington Post
Watch: Hey Now! Classic TV Character Returns
20 March 2012 5:50 AM, PDT | Aol TV. | See recent Aol TV. news »
In a nod to one of the most iconic characters on one of the most classic TV shows of all time, Jeffrey Tambor revisited the character of talk show host announcer Hank Kingsley from "The Larry Sanders Show" (if not by name) and served as announcer for "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" on Monday's episode.
Tambor was scheduled to be a guest on Fallon's show to promote his new show, "Bent." But in the spirit of Fallon's show celebrating the best of pop culture history, Tambor brought back the role of the sidekick he played from 1992-98 on the Garry Shandling HBO sitcom, which earned Tambor four Emmy nominations for Best Supporting Actor. Regular Fallon sidekick Steve Higgins was surely fine with sitting this one out to be replaced by the master for one episode.
Recently, Tambor spoke on being associated with the character on a live edition of Marc Maron »
- The Huffington Post
AMC Theaters to Host Ultimate Marvel Marathon
13 March 2012 10:00 AM, PDT | ScifiMafia | See recent ScifiMafia news »
AMC Theaters has announced that they will be hosting an Ultimate Marvel Marathon on May 3rd at select theaters. The event will start at 11:30 Am, and will include all five of Marvel Studios‘ previous films, beginning with the original Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man 2, Thor and Captain America: The First Avenger, which leads up to the midnight showing of director Joss Whedon‘s hotly anticipated superhero team-up with The Avengers.
Below is a list of participating theaters and more details. Tickets are available now, and more theaters are set to be announced on March 16th.
Select theaters:
Boston Common 19 Boston, Ma Burbank 16 Burbank, CA Downtown Disney 12 Anaheim, CA Aventura 24 Aventura, Fl Empire 25 New York, NY Garden State 16 Paramus, NJ Downtown Disney 24 Lake Buena Vista, Fl Metreon 16 San Francisco, CA Alderwood 16 Lynnwood, Wa Tysons Corner 16 McLean, Va
Pick up your advance tickets Here or Check the AMC »
- Jason Moore
Patton Oswalt Talks With Garry Shandling About Preparing For 'Young Adult' & Being Cool With A Naked Charlize Theron
16 January 2012 10:04 AM, PST | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
Tis the season for awards campaigns, which means that, all around Hollywood over the next month or so, studios and publicity firms will be hosting special screenings and mixer parties featuring delectable hors d’oeuvres and, even better, open bar. One such event went down at Hollywood’s Arclight Theater last week for Jason Reitman’s “Young Adult.” Unfortunately, there was no open bar; whiskey shooters might have been a nice promotional tie-in for Charlize Theron’s rarely sober antihero Mavis Gary. Instead, we got free popcorn, soda and parking (still a pretty big score in Hollywood). But the biggest draw was a chance to see the movie with acclaimed co-star Patton Oswalt, who plays Gary’s unlikely confidant, high school loser Matt Freehauf. Even better, the post-film Q & A was moderated by Garry Shandling. What connection does Shandling have with the film or Oswalt? None whatsoever. Shandling opened with a story about how he. »
Garry Shandling, Margaret Cho Set for Comedy Film Festival
5 January 2012 2:07 PM, PST | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Garry Shandling, Kevin Pollak, Margaret Cho and other comedians are onboard for a festival at which they will curate classic films, provide commentary about them -- and perform their own comedic material to boot. The first Wayne Federman International Film Festival will be held Jan. 12 to 14 at the Cinefamily in Los Angeles. Federman appeared in an episode of "The Larry Sanders Show," which starred Shandling, and has also had small roles in "40-Year-Old Virgin," "Legally Blonde" and "Curb Your Enthusiasm." Also read: L.A. Comedy Shorts Fest All About the Celebs Federman has recruited »
- Kurt Orzeck
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